Overview of Society for Women in Science

January 24, -
Speaker(s): Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel – Statistical Science

SWS Distinguished Lecture and Lunch Series

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The Society for Women in Science (SWS) is a community created by women scientists for women scientists. We welcome scientists from all STEM disciplines, including but not limited to natural sciences, mathematical sciences, medical sciences, and engineering, at all career stages.

The goal of the SWS is to promote a supportive and welcoming community for all women scientists at Duke, including undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty, and to celebrate the engagement and contributions of female and female-identifying scientists. SWS hopes to create spaces for marginalized genders to connect and foster community. This includes — but is not limited to — women, non-binary, two-spirit, and/or transgender scientists.

With funding from the Duke Office of Faculty Advancement and the Rhodes Information Initiative, the SWS hosts broad-audience seminars during the academic year, each paired with a delicious catered lunch. Each year we increase our historical ‘web of science’ as the invited speakers begin their seminars with background on a woman in their career path who inspired them and/or was influential in their scientific journey. Naming their seminar in honor of this important role model not only recognizes the efforts of other women scientists, but also highlights the important role of mentoring for our attendees.

Please register for all of these here! Seminars are held from 12:30pm – 1:30pm in Gross Hall, room 330 (the Ahmadieh Family Grand Hall).

For more information on these talks, or if you have concerns, questions, comments, or suggestions about issues surrounding equity for women scientists at Duke, please email one of us and check the website.

Contact

Kathy Peterson